A notorious Northern Bypass thug, Gideo Matwa, has been arrested by Kira Road police. This is after one of his latest victims, John Iraphasa, trailed him up to his hideout.
Matwa has been reported by more than 10 people in the recent past for attacking them along the Northern Bypass, mostly at Kiwatule and Metroplex Naalya.
Matwa, who is aged 35, is a resident of Kazinga Zone, Kiwatule Parish, Nakawa Division, in Kampala District. According to Iraphasa, he was attacked at Lower Kazinga, Kiwatule, and when he tried to pursue the culprit, he jumped into a nearby stream.
“He attacked me near the Fish pond, in the Kazinga zone. He waited for me near the gate and pounced on me. He robbed me of my smartphone. I managed to follow him until he dived into a nearby stream,” Iraphasa told police.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, said Iraphasa quickly informed police, who responded promptly with the help of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers deployed along Northern Bypass.
“Matwa was arrested from the stream. Our security team recovered two smartphones from the suspect. Matwa Gideon has confessed to operating in the areas of Northern Bypass, Lower Kazinga, and Metroplex in Naalya,” Onyango said.
